The final day of the TWSSF was a sunny one, with families gathering in the village while skiers and snowboarders came down from the slopes for the last time this season.

Vancouver's Spotlight Carnival got things going at the Chevrolet Stage with its second performance of the weekend, delivering another set of moody rock modeled after Brit poppers like Coldplay, Doves and Radiohead. During the band's previous set, guitarist Cole MacKinnon explained, "We're trying to change from a post-rock atmospheric band into a dancier band." Listeners could hear traces of both styles in the quartet's sound, with drawn-out, chiming instrumental passages and dramatic, pulse-racing rockouts.

Next up was Sardis Secondary School Drumline, a massive ensemble that earned the biggest crowd out of any of the festival's Village Square performers. The performance was sure to evoke fond memories in anyone who had ever attended a high school football game or watched the movie Drumline. The Sardis High drummers weren't your average pep rally band, however: the group included a guitarist and a keyboardist, who led the percussionists through a range of covers as far-ranging as "Ladies' Night" by Kool and the Gang and "Du hast" by Rammstein. 

The students were identically dressed in black Canada sweaters and matching scarves, with supporting members who didn't play any instruments, but waved large flags bearing the school's logo. The group brought out a bagpiper for a surreal version of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," while the guitarist showed off his impressive beatboxing skills on Flo Rida's "In the Ayer."

What made the performance more than simply a novelty was that the students were genuinely excellent musicians, with clattering, intricate arrangements and pin-point rhythmic precision. And, really, how could anyone not be charmed by a group of high schoolers reworking "Smoke on the Water" as if it were halftime at a football game?

The final act of the TWSSF was Henry and the Nightcrawlers, who made their second appearance on the Chevy Stage just after 5PM. The band has a bouncy pop rock sound, but with just a hint of underlying menace: the beats never seem to hit quite where you expect them to, and frontman Henry Alcock-White sings in a druggy slur that recalls Lou Reed. With his long hair tied back and a pair of Wayfarers perched on his nose, he looked like a cross between a Las Vegas lounge singer and a Pulp Fiction gangster. Despite this imposing stage presence, he clearly wasn't trying to pull off a tough guy schtick: songs like "The New Guy" and "Daytime Friend" dwelled on heartbreak, with wounded lyrics that contrasted the peppy arrangements.

-Alex Hudson